Most of the precious and base metal mining world has been focused on stocks, capital, and reserves. However, if you cant physically mine and deliver the ore, the business is stopped cold. Labor costs are skyrocketing and all kinds of new and replacement equipment and parts are harder to find.
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‘This was the best job in the county’ 
CENTRALIA - On Monday they held some of the highest-paying blue-collar jobs in South Sound, mining the coal that fed TransAlta Corp.’s Centralia power plant.
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All A Classic more than just basketball 
Known primarily for its basketball tournament, the annual Touchstone Energy All A Classic in Richmond is about more than shooting hoops.
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Get ready for second wave 
Get ready for Round 2.Just as the plows are getting main streets in Colorado Springs into shape, another band of heavy snow is headed our way, which could hit tonight and persist for much of the weekend.
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‘Banjo Bill’ keeps music alive 
ASHLAND The toe-tapping tunes danced out of the little green cottage, filling the nearby snowy woods on the Dead Indian Plateau with a lively rendition of “Camptown Races.”
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Volunteers needed for All A Classic 
It is more than a month away, but preparation for the annual Touchstone Energy All A Classic basketball tournament in Richmond already is well under way.
Source: www.richmondregister.com

SUPPLIER AND ASSOCIATION NEWS 
News from Glanbia, Fortress Interlocks, Global Animal Management, Flint River, General Refrigeration Co., Gainco, 3M, Tasker Products Corp., National Meat Association, Agricultural Marketing Service, ProChile, R-CALF and more.
Source: www.meatnews.com

Bailey serving as interim principal at Clark-Moores 
A familiar face is back at Clark-Moores Middle School to serve as interim principal for the rest of the school year.
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Top stories of 2006 
This year will be remembered for record-breaking power outages and rainfall; for the Democrats’ big victory in November; for the closing of the state’s last coal mine, which put hundreds out of work.
Source: www.theolympian.com